Typewriting machine



July 12 1927.

G. F. HANDLEIY TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed No v. 24. "1926 vtilarrtostares fort-ice,

enonen n HAnn EY, OFIGLENDALZE, NEW YoemIAssIeNoR TQ RQYA'L'TTYPE RITERcomrnn md, or New YORK, N. 1., A CORPOBATIONIOF new YO K;

In certain classes of card work it is necessary to write upon theextreme top edge of the card and since in such casesthe cards arefrequently of a form which permits of inter,- lockingfor unit filing andaccordingly have projecting locking points o lt' peculiar shape, thereis danger that the card will become entangled with the card guide, theribbon vibrator, or the platen scale mechanism usually found intypewriting machines.

It is, therefore, the purpose of this invention to provide a'cardholding strip which 7 ,I I I v of the carriage of a typewritmg machineshall be carried by the platen and which shall overlie the lower edgeofthe card so that the writingon the card may be performed without anydanger of interference from any part of the-mech ani-sm..

This card holding strip is of curved in accordance with the contour ofthe platen and is deta'chably held at its ends for ready removal. On theinner side ofthe strip are provided a plurality of springs in the formof flat metal members fastened to springstend to'force the card holdingplate edge of the strip than the otherand. the re .s sult of theiraction together with that of the the card holding plate at one end andhaving the other end freei The free ends of these away from the platen,Two or more of the springs are preferably located to extendlongitudinallyof the platen while the other is placed near one edge andextends circumferentially of theplaten. The two longitudi- I [tion ofthecarriage having mounted na-l springs are preferably placed nearer onecircumferentially extending spring is to cause one edge oftheholdingplate to be spaced from the platen sufficiently to permit thereadyinsertion of the'l'ower edge of the card. lVhenjinse-rted, thelongitudinally extending springs form stops fonthe inserted edge whilethe circumferentially extending spring which is preferably located. atthe left hand; side forms a stop for positioning the left hand edge ofthe card so that one card afteran'oth'er can be inserted for'w-ritingand the writing wil-l' a-lw ays occupy the I I I I is a small plate 1which may be fastened by screws 2 or in any suitable manner and is samerelative position .on thecards.

j-ustable stop on the c-arri-age fram'e to; limit the turning movementof the platen in either direction. The parts are so' adjusted that whenone limit of movement is reached, the cardwill be in position forwritlng upon the metal and its movement."

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Application filed November 24, 1926.; Serial'No. 150,448.

extreme top edge thereof, and when the other limit is reached forthepurpose of removing the card and inserting anew one, the'il-ower edgeo'f thecard holding strip will not pass above theedge of the card scalesusually carried by the carriage. i

Further features of. theinventi'on will be apparent from the followingdetailed description and set forth. in the appended claims. I I

Inthedrawings: we I I 1 Flgure 1 ma front elevation with portions ofthe-platen equipped"with the holding 5 plate. I I a I v I Figure 4 is alongitudinal'sectiongof the right hand end of the platen with the cardholding plate in position.

- Fig'u reZ5 is a View of the right hand side 'of the pla-t'enfland aportionof the-carriage showingthe'platen turned to one limit of Figure'6 IS a similar View showing'the platen turned" to' the oppositelimit ofmovement.

i There isil-lustrated in the drawings a portherein in'wthe usual mannera platen B havingan axle Z2; and against which bear the usual rear andfront feed rolls G and D.

Royal machine; These parts, however, may

be varied widely in construction without afjfecting the scope of'theinvention so that the l r tion is not to beregarded as' limiting theinvention. v v

, .Attached'to the are hand endof' the platen end of the" platen butallow it to oscillate v V 70 Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cardI slightly. At one side a springfiis contained in a hole 7 in the headof the platenand bears against the plate 1, thus forcing itoutwardlyat'this edge. The opposite edge has a cutout or hole- 8.similar to the hole 3 in the plate 1 and also has a finger piece bentoutwardly therefrom.

The card holding plate 10 of thin sheet metal has an ear 11 ateach endnear the lower edge and this ear is shaped so that it will fit into theopening 8 or the opening 3 respectively. When the plate is in positionand it is desired to remove the same, the pressure of the finger piece9'will rock the plate 4 against the tension of the spring 6 anddisengage this plate from the lug or projection =11 on the card holdingmember 10. The card holding plate can then be lifted and turns about theengagement of the lug 11 with the opening 3 in the plate 1 as about apivot until .it reaches a position such that it may be readilydisengaged from said opening. Then it is again desired to replacetheplate, the opposite sequence of actions is followed. d

On the inside of the card holding plate are provided two flat springmembers 12 which are soldered, riveted or otherwise fastened at one endto the plate and the opposite end of each member tends to swingoutwardly as indicated in Figure 2. A similar spring member 13 isplacednear the left hand edge and extends circumferentially of the platen.Itsfree end also tends to'spring outwardly. Since the engagement of thelugs 11 with the plates 1 aud t in effect provides: a pivotal;mounting-for said plate at one edge thereof, it is obvious that thefront edge of the plate will be forced outwardly from the :platen to anextent sufficient to permit the ready insertion of the card from v thisedge. The lower edge of the plate, howof the platen or'carriage.

.. ever,-will engage firmly with-the platen and 'preventanyinterferencebetween this edge of the-plate and any of the other accessories Thesprings 12 and13 also act as positioning members for the oardwheninserted, since the springs 12 determine the position of the lower edgeof the card and provide means whereby it will be positionedin theproperrelation to the printing line while the spring 13, provides 'aleft'hand edge guide for the card. If desired, the card holding plate 10may be provided on its outer edge with an indicating ,line 1 1denotingthe position of the inner edge of the spring-13 so, thatthe'user may readily place the card in the desired position.

The handle 15, is attached by a set screw 16 to the platen axle b andthe hub of this I handle is provided with two arms 17 and .18. Thesearms coact with a screw 19 which A has an eccentric head for the purposeof determining the extent of rotation of the from the platen.

platenwhen being used for the purpose of writing cards. The eccentrlcscrew -19 will be so adjusted that when the parts are in the Figure 5position, theextreme upper edge of the card willbe in position to bewritten upon as shown by the type bar F in this figure. hen the arm 18contacts with the screw 19, the platen will have been moved toa-posit-ion in which the card can be readily removed and another cardinserted. It willbe noted that at this, time the lower edge of the cardholding plate has not moved upwardly far enough to in terfere with theribbon vibrator, card holding scales or other attachments of the platen.

It will be apparent that the handle 15 may be readily removed when it isnot desired to use the same and that the card holding plate 10 may alsobe removed very quickly and easily. :A machine can, therefore, be

equipped for use with this plate for the purpose of writing cardswithout destroying its eliiciency for use as a usual typewriting machine whenever it is desired'to use the same for this purpose. Obviouslyvarious detail changes may be made in the precise construction of theinvention without departing from the spirit, thereof, so that theinvention is to be regarded as limited only by the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim as my inventionz 1. A card holding attachment for a platencomprising a plate curved similarly to the curvature of theplaten,'means at each end or the plate for attaching the same to theplaten, and a plurality of flat springs attached to the inside of theplate and engaging the platen.

2. A card holding attachment for aplaten coniprising a. plate curvedsimilarly to the curvature of the platen, means at. each end i of theplate and adjacent one edge for attaching the same to the platen, andvaQplurality of flat springs attached to the inside of the plate andengaging the platen, said springs moving one edge or the plate away 8.1Acard holding attachment for a platen comprising a plate curved similarlyto the curvature of the platen,;means at each. end of the plate forattaching the same to'the platen, and a plurality of flat-springsattached to the inside of the plate and encomprising a plate curvedsimilarly to the curvature of the platen, a lug at each end of the plateand adjacent one edge, means -at each end of the platen receiving saidlugs, one of said means being movable to release its cooperating lug,and spring means between the inside of the plate and the platen.

6. A card holding attachment for a platen comprising a plate curvedsimilarly to the curvature of the platen, a lug at each end of the plateand adjacent one edge, means at each end of the platen receiving said'lugs, one of said means being movable to release its cooperating lug,and spring means between the'inside of the plate and the platen, saidspring means also serving as positioning guides for the inserted card.

7. A card holding attachment for a platen comprising a plate curvedsimilarly to the curvature of the platen, a lug at each end of the plateand adjacent one edge, a fixed member at one end of the platen havingmeans to engage one lug, a movable member at the other end of the platento engage the other lug, spring means to hold this member and lug inengagement but permitting relative movement for removing the plate, andspring means between the inside of the plate and the platen.

8. A card holding attachment for a platen comprising a plate curvedsimilarly to the curvature of the platen,'a lug at each end of the plateand adjacent one edge, a fixed member at one end of the platen havingmeans to engage one lug, a movable member at the other end of the platento engage the other lug, spring means to hold this member and lug inengagement but permitting relative movement for removing the plate, andspring means between the inside of the plate and the platen, said springmeans also serving as positioning guides for the inserted card. Y

9. A card holding attachment for a platen comprising a' plate curvedsimilarly to the curvature of the platen, means at each end of the platefor attaching the same to the platen, spring means betweenthe plate andplaten for normally urging one edge of the plate away from the platen,means for turning the platen, and an adjustable stop to limit theturning movement in' one direction for writing on the extreme edge ofthe card.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

GEORGE E. HANDLEY.

